computerworld.com— Bloggers and other Web commenters speculate on the good and bad that could come from a Google acquisition of T-Mobile.
Feb 12, 2010View in Crawl 4
I've had mobile service with T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T.Here's my experience.T-Mobile's customer service is excellent. I would say they tie for 1st place with Verizon.2G service works fine for my area in the NW. 3G coverage is small.Since the phones have SIM cards, customer's have the freedom to swap phones with ease.Verizon also has excellent customer service. Again tied with T-mobile.2G and 3G service is excellent. Coverage is huge!Not much freedom when swapping phones. Have to call them up to change the EIN.Sprints customer services is f**king s**tty! I was on the phone with them for five f**king hours one time to correct an error on a bill. They finally found it but I was transferred here and there.I have a friend with a s**tty credit score. Sprint was the only company out of the four that accepted him.As well as Verizon, not much freedom when swapping phones. Have to call them up the change the EIN.AT&T was a great TDMA provider. But for GSM they sucked. I don't know about 3G. However, at the time, I had the old TDMA network and I upgraded to their new GSM network with a Nokia phone. What happened there was when I got my new GSM phone, I could here other people's voices and when peopled dialed my number, it went to someone with a T-Mobile phone. I had to switch back to TDMA.Their customer service was mediocre. I called them to fix this GSM crosstalk problem but they bounced me around in customer service and never got me anywhere. They kept blaming T-Mobile. The rep at the store told me to call the customer service line.That's my two cents.
I don't care if Verizon has a bigger 3G network. So they cover the middle of nowhere. Quality over quantity. Android is a very data intense platform. If google were to buy a carrier they would not buy one who's network can't use data and make calls at the same time or one that is not using the fastest tech. If they bought Verizon they would have to change the entire system's technology. It they bought T-Mobile they would just have to increase the cell sites. I would really like it if they bought out AT&T. That would end AT&T's horrible management and give google the best quality network to build off of.
Must be where I live (near Chicago), but throughout Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana I never have had many issues with T-Mo coverage, and I don't think I have had more than 5 dropped calls in the 7-8 years I have been with T-Mo (since just after they switched from Voicestream).
barbarinoFeb 13, 2010
Rowdy Burns said it best, now go get your car and we'll see how you do in the pack.... Google buying TM won't magically fix their issues.
bigtime2Feb 14, 2010
Let us know when you get her.
theoldsageFeb 14, 2010
I am soooooo looking forward to Tampax 7 Home Premium SP2
ceslarFeb 14, 2010
I've had mobile service with T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T.Here's my experience.T-Mobile's customer service is excellent. I would say they tie for 1st place with Verizon.2G service works fine for my area in the NW. 3G coverage is small.Since the phones have SIM cards, customer's have the freedom to swap phones with ease.Verizon also has excellent customer service. Again tied with T-mobile.2G and 3G service is excellent. Coverage is huge!Not much freedom when swapping phones. Have to call them up to change the EIN.Sprints customer services is f**king s**tty! I was on the phone with them for five f**king hours one time to correct an error on a bill. They finally found it but I was transferred here and there.I have a friend with a s**tty credit score. Sprint was the only company out of the four that accepted him.As well as Verizon, not much freedom when swapping phones. Have to call them up the change the EIN.AT&T was a great TDMA provider. But for GSM they sucked. I don't know about 3G. However, at the time, I had the old TDMA network and I upgraded to their new GSM network with a Nokia phone. What happened there was when I got my new GSM phone, I could here other people's voices and when peopled dialed my number, it went to someone with a T-Mobile phone. I had to switch back to TDMA.Their customer service was mediocre. I called them to fix this GSM crosstalk problem but they bounced me around in customer service and never got me anywhere. They kept blaming T-Mobile. The rep at the store told me to call the customer service line.That's my two cents.
addiktionFeb 14, 2010
Yeah I'm just hoping they don't decide to join the dark side in the process.
Closed AccountFeb 25, 2010
I didn't know there even were 85 TV markets in the U.S.
videographerFeb 26, 2010
210, actually:<a class="user" href="http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi" rel="nofollow">http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi</a>
jimv1983Feb 27, 2010
I don't care if Verizon has a bigger 3G network. So they cover the middle of nowhere. Quality over quantity. Android is a very data intense platform. If google were to buy a carrier they would not buy one who's network can't use data and make calls at the same time or one that is not using the fastest tech. If they bought Verizon they would have to change the entire system's technology. It they bought T-Mobile they would just have to increase the cell sites. I would really like it if they bought out AT&T. That would end AT&T's horrible management and give google the best quality network to build off of.
sprucecabooseMar 1, 2010
Must be where I live (near Chicago), but throughout Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana I never have had many issues with T-Mo coverage, and I don't think I have had more than 5 dropped calls in the 7-8 years I have been with T-Mo (since just after they switched from Voicestream).